Now Playing Onstage in Sacramento - Week of 1/27/2013

ANY FRIEND OF PERCY D'ANGELINO IS A FRIEND OF MINEArden Playhouse 1/11-2/3/2013
Presented in Los Angeles with Peter Falk, Christian Slater and Jean Smart, this side splitting Mafia comedy begins with a mysterious stranger arriving at the Long Island estate owned by a renowned mob boss. Why is "Tony" there? To kill the venerable Frankie? To work for him? The mobster's bombshell wife has her own theories. Hilarious antics designed to divine Tony's purpose end with the discovery that he is a soap opera star signed to play Frankie in a feature film! Frankie detests movies and determines to have his guest fitted for cement shoes, but he warms to the idea of being glorified in a Hollywood epic. Laughs abound as he coaches Tony on how to play him.
Click Here for More InformationLOIS LOWRY'S ANASTASIA KRUPNIKB Street Theatre 1/12-2/17/2013
B Street Theatre Second Stage: - adapt: Meryl Friedman; dir: Elisabeth Nunziato.
Click Here for More InformationTHE NORTH PLANCapitol Stage 1/23-2/24/2013
The unchecked growth of America’s security-surveillance-detention complex is taken to its worst possible conclusion, in this hilarious dark comedy. In the not too distant future, the U.S. government is torn asunder by a military coup and the flag-waving goons behind it begin rounding up anyone who might be a threat to the regime. The only hope for the country is Carlton, a State Department employee and Tanya, the most unlikely political thriller heroine you’ve ever encountered.
Click Here for More InformationCOMPLETE AND UNFINISHEDB Street Theatre 1/13-2/24/2013
B Street Theatre Mainstage: - Jack Gallagher; dir: Buck Busfield, Jerry R. Montoya.
Click Here for More InformationCARAPACEB Street Theatre 1/26-2/24/2013
B Street Theatre Second Stage: - David Mitchell Robinson; dir: Jerry R. Montoya.
Click Here for More InformationOLD WICKED SONGSCenter Repertory Company 2/1-3/2/2013
Margaret Lesher Theatre: - Jon Marans; dir: Jessica Heidt.
Click Here for More InformationWALKING THE TIGHTROPE24th STreet Theatre 1/26-3/31/2013
24th STreet Theatre introduces its new in-house company LAB24 with the West Coast premiere of British playwright Mike Kenny’s gentle, funny play.
Young Esme arrives to stay with her grandparents at the end of summer, just like she does every year. But this time, something’s different: Grandma’s not there.
This magical play, full of moments of remembered childhood, celebrates the special bond shared by grandparents and grandchildren.
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